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Hunter Valley · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1875

11 stories in Hunter Valley's papers

The Temperance Ball

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1875 · page 2

A Ball in connection with the Temperance Sports committee was held in the large hall of the Mechanies' Institute on Monday night, under the superintendence of Messrs…

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The Catholic Concert

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1875 · page 2

One of [?] has [?] in the [?] day last, for the [?] of the Catho[?]…

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Concert in Aid of the Renevelent Asylum

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1875 · page 2

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A Northern Agricultural Society's Ball. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1875 · page 2

SIR-Could you [?] something towards inducing the managers of the Agricultural Society to give [?] in the annual shows [?]…

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Fatal Explosion at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne. (From the Argus, June 22.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1875 · page 3

An explosion of gas, causing the death of one man, and serious injuries to another, occurred last evening in an outhouse belonging to the Theatre Royal. The Theatre Royal managers manufacture…

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Suez Mail Extracts. a Parisian Robber Band

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1875 · page 4

The Court of Assizes of the Seine has just tried a band of thirteen men and one woman for a number of robberies and the murder of an old lady in Paris. The capital crime was committed under…

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Appalling Occurrence at a Ball in Queensland. (From the correspondent of the Evening News.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1875 · page 4

On the last night of the Maranoa (Roma) Turf Club Races, in accordance with custom, the Jockey Club announced a ball, which took place on Thursday, the 17th instant. The affair promised to be a…

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The Concert

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1875 · page 2

The hall of the School of Arts was crowded to the door, and many people had seats on the steps of the platform. The Bishop of Maitland and Father Dillon were among the auditory. When the curtain…

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Highland Gathering Concert

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1875 · page 2

In the evening a moderate audience assembled at the School of Arts, West Maitland, where ap amateur concert was to take place in connection with the Highland Gathering. The programme included…

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Opening of the Theatre Royal, Sydney

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1875 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent says:—One of the most important events occurring on the close of 1875, has been the opening of the new Theatre Royal. Which has been creeted…

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The Ilma de Murska Concert at Maitland

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1875 · page 2

[?] one of the three greatest living prima [?], gave two concerts on Wednesday and Thursday nights at the School of Arts, West Maitland. [?]…

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